Blue Spruce vs Pale Green
Where Blue Spruce belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Blue Spruce reads as blue-grey, while Pale Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pale Green (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Blue Spruce (LRV 17), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Spruce vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Spruce and Pale Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blue Spruce.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blue Spruce.
Color Details
Blue Spruce vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Spruce on one side and Pale Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Blue Spruce comparisons
See how Blue Spruce stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (17 vs 6) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 17, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
Blue Spruce reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 17, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.